Coupon-strip type-writing machine.



W. E. FREEMAN & O. G. WORTH. COUPON STRIP TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1911.

1,037,463, Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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Patented Sept. 3,1912.

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W. E. FREEMAN & G. G. WORTH.

COUPON STRIP TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILED APILB, 1911 Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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COUPON STRIP TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APB.8, 1911.

1,037,463, Pate nted Sept. 3, 1912.

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WILLIAM E. FREEMAN AND CHARLES C/WORTH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COUPON-STRIP TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters fatent.

Patented Sept.3,1912.

Application filed April 8, 1911. Serial No. 619,680.

quence upon another sheet, which second sheet lSJIlOVGCl in front of and transversely across said first sheet. The saidsecond sheet may be subsequently divided, if desired, into coupons, each coupon then bearing one of the lines collectively printed in column on the firstsheet.

In the accompanying'drawingsFigure 1 is a vertical section of a type printing machine with various parts broken away to show our device in elevation. Fig. 2 is an end view of said machine with a part of acters LF.15. 64: L1). 3.26:

the 'wall of the case broken away. Fig. 3 is a plan view of said machine. Figs. 4 and 5 are'horizontal sections of the mechanism-for operating the feed rolls, and the winding roll for the coupon strip, showing said mechanism in two positions. shows the coupon strip B and the sheet A diagrammatically, and illustrates. the principle of our device. Fig. 7 shows one of the coupons detached from the couponstrip.

Similar numbers and letters of reference indicate like parts.

The principle of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 6.

A is a sheet of paper which is moved'in the direction of the arrow a, so that a series of lines of printing, indicated by the char LA. 5. 31, suitably spaced. one above the other in column, may be type-written thereon.

B is a long strip of paper, herein-after termedthe coupon strip, disposed in front of sheet A, extending transversely across the same and longitudinally moved in the direct-ion of the arrow 6. Betweenthe sheet A and strip B, any copying means, such as a carbon ribbon or sheet indicated at C, is provided, and an inking ribbon (not Fig. 6-

shown in Fig. 6) is, as usual, dis osed in front of strip B; so that theimprint made .bythe type is produced simultaneously in facsimile on both strip Band sheet A. The feed mechanism which actuates coupon stri B and sheet A to feed them respective y in the direction of the arrows .b' and a, is to be so timed.a s that during the interval occupied in moving sheet A in a vertical direction over the space between two lines of printing, strip B is caused to move. in a horizontal direction over a much longer distance. The result is that there is imprinted on sheet A a series of,

lines of printing disposedvertically in column one above the other, as

ID. 3. 25 LC. 10. 25 LA. 5. 31

and on strip B a series of lines of printing horizontally disposed in succession and separated by intervals between the'end of one line and the beginning of the next line,-

as LF. 15 64: LD. 3.25: LC. 10. 25: LA. 5.31. After the printing is completed, the coupon strip '13 may be cut aparthetween the printed lines, or divided on the previously prepared perforated lines 0, and thus converted int-o separate coupons, each bearing a single line of printing,as shown in Fig. 7. Hence the-product 0 our device as a whole 1s a sheet A hearing a column of printedllnes, and also a quantity of coupons .equal in number to said printed lines and each bearing one of said lines in facsimile. These coupons may be utilized in various ways. For example. Let A be the impression sheet on which the operator imprints separate amounts received in payment of bills, and also, as may be shown on the face of each bill, the letter indicating the ledger in which the payment is to be credited. Thus LF. 15. 64 would then mean that a payment of fifteen dollars and sixty-fourledger, and toprepar'e by hand as'many sheets as there were ledgers -one sheet bearing all the sums to be entered in ledger LA, another sheet all to be entered in ledger LC, and so on. Then these collated sheets would be sent to the bookkeepers in charge 5 of the several ledgers, and the final entries made from them. This involves considerable labor, especially when a great many sums are entered daily, and, beside, offers chance for omissions and mistakes.

When the coupons are simultaneously produced, as above described, the trouble is obviated, .because all that is necessary is that they be' sortedthose belonging to ledger LF being put into-one receptacle,

those belongin to ledger LD into anoth er,\

' and so on. 1%ach bookkeeper then from time to time collects his own accumulated coupons, and makes his ledger entri s di-,

rectly from them, with no chance of 1 termediate errors in copying, since the coupons themselves are printed simultaneously with the amounts printed on the sheet A. Of

course, the coupons can be sorted in other ways, and utilized card-index .fashion, as may be desired.

Our device is herein combined in a Burroughs type printing machine of well known construction, and we have shown only so much of said machine as is necessary for the clear comprehension of our device and its operation, omitting other mechanism therein for the sake of clear-- ness and brevity. In said Burroughs machine there is a series of parallel sectorshaped carriers (one of said carriers beingshown at 1, Fig. 1) on a common shaft 2. On said carriers are mounted the slidable type bars 3, and between the carriers are hammers 4 which strike the rear ends of the bars 3, and so cause the type to make an impression on the sheet A, carried by platen 5, whenevera carrier is swung, as shownin dotted lines, Fig. 1, to bring any one of its type bars 3 into the path of the hammer. The selection of the carriers to be swung, and of the particular type bar on each carrier to be brou ht into the aths of the hammers, is effected by suitable mechanism, not here shown, but controlled by finger keys, some of which are indicated at.6 in Figs. 1 and,3. The movement of the hammers is controlled by the manually opera-ted lever 7 through intermediate mechanism, also not here shown, the timing of the hammer stroke being such that it is delivered after the sheet A and coupon strip '13 have been fed into position to receive the imprint. ,The usual carbon ribbon 8 extends between rollers 9, passes-in front of the platen 5 and is operated by suitable mechanism, not here shown.

The specific mechanism here illustrated for rotating the platen 5 is substantially the same as in the aforesaid Burroughs machine, and is constructed as follows: The

single operating lever 7, pivoted at 11to any suitable support, is connected b link 12 to crank 13 on shaft 14. Said sha carries a plate 15, in which is a cam slot 16, which receives apin on one arm of a pivoted lever 17. The other arm of said lever is slotted at its end to receive a pin on the sliding bar 18. On the upper end of said bar are jaws 19, which receive a pin on a crank 20 on a shaft 21 journaled in fixed plates 22. An-

other crank 10 on said shaft, Fig. 2, is conby helical spring 28 which, also through the aforesaid mechanism, causes the pawl to engage with the teeth of ratchet wheel 26, and so to rotate the platen 5 over the distance necessary to space apart the lines of printing on the sheet A thereon.

We will now describe our coupon printing device, as herein embodied, and its relation f to the platen feeding mechanism above described. On' opposite sides of the case 29 of the machine are provided platforms D, D. On a fixed pin "on platform D is a spool E carrying the coupon strip B. Said strip, which asses around guide rollers F, extends in out of the platen 5, and between the platen and the inklng ribbon 8. It then is grasped between a pair of feed rolls H, I on platform and is finally received on a winding roll J, also on said platform.

- The feeding of the coupon strip B in proper relation to that of sheet A is effected by the following mechanism: The shafts of feed rolls H, Ljournaled in a frame K, ex-

tend through the platform D and at their lower ends carry pinions L,.M, between which motion is transmitted by gears N, Figs. '4 and 5. The pinion M is rotated by a gear Oon shaft P, on which shaft is also a ratchet Wheel Q. Loose on shaft P is a bell crank lever B, carrying two spring pawlsv S which engage with the teeth of ratchet wheel Q; so that when the lever B is swung in one d rection the pawls S run over the ratchet teeth an when swung in the other direction, said pawls engage the ratchet teeth, and so rotate the feed rolls H, I

I to move forward the coupon strip B.'- order to prevent possiblaoverruiming ofthe' feed rolls, loose collars H',-H', awe,

a plied to the upper-ends of the roll-shafts,

a ove the frame K, and are connected to the ends of ahelical spring'l', under tension,

ratchet wheel X. A helical springW conto a fixed abutment and a so that said collars serve asbrakes. The' winding roll J is' operated from the lever B by means of a link T. .Said roll is, journaledin platform D" and below said platform carries a pinion U which engages with gear V on 'a-shaft 'W,-which also carries. ratchet wheel X. Loose on shaft W is, a. bell' crank lever;Y, having an L-shapedslot Z, which receives a pin U on the end of link T. A spring pawl V, carried by one armof lever Y engages with the teeth of nects the pin U similar spr ng X connects the end oflever Y to a similar abutment. When the lever Y is swung in one direction, the pawl V runs over the teeth of ratchet wheel X, and when I and Y from-the hand lever 7. To this end,

said lever is swung in the. other direction,

said pawl engages with said teeth to rotate the winding roll .J and so take up the fed strip B, p I

Motion is communlcated; to the. levers R the crank 13 on shaft 14, (which, 'as already described,- is operated by lever 7 through link 12) is connected by link A to bell crank B, which in turn connects by link C to crank E on shaft G, and this by crank K' to pivoted rod F and so to lever B. See- Fig. 1.

The timing is as follows: The parts being in the position shown injFigs. 1 and 2, the lever Lisswun to the left of'the drawing. This, by mec anism not shown, raises the selected carriers 1 .so as to bring the type bars 3 in f releases the devices controlling said ham.-

mcrs. The spring pawl 27 on the ratchet 26- of platen 5 and the spring pawls S on the ratchet Q of the feed' rolls H, I move over the teeth of said ratchets. The spring pawl V on ratchet X of winding roll J remainsmotionless for a time, because the pin U on 'link T is running in the long straight portion of the L slot in lever Y.. See Fig. 5,

' which shows the parts at the beginning of H, I rotate strip B onward. The spring'X turns the the moyement. When said pin reaches the turned portion of the slot, then it engages with the lever the position shown in Fig. 4, the pawl "V meanwhile running over the ratchet teeth. This brings spring X under tension.

The operator now lets 'go of lever 7 which is retracted by spring 2-8. The pawl '27 on the platen ratchet 26 rotates the platen 5 to give the, predetermined-line spacing. The pawls S on the ratchet Q, of the feed rolls said rolls to feed the coupon bell cranklever Y of the winding roll J,

so that the long part'of the slot in said lever comes in line with link '1, thus preventing any positive action of the link pin U .upon' said lever Y, and. thereafter .said spring alonerotates the lever and hence actplaten,

feed an. impression sheet supported thereon,

'ont of..the hammers {L and 'nected to said Y to swing the same into uatesthe pawl -V- to turn .the winding roll J In this way, the increase of diameter of the wound up strip B on the roll J is provided, for," and the portion of the strip between the feed rolls and the winding roll is kept. under proper tension.

While we have herein shown our device in i an impression strip extending lengthwise of said platen, feed rolls engaging 'said impression strip and moving the same in the direction of its length, and means for simulmeans for rotating said platen to taneously actuating said platen and said feed rolls.

3. A type printing machine comprising a platen, means for rotating said platen to feed an impression sheet supported thereon, an impression strip extending lengthwise of said platen, feed rolls engaging said impression strip and moving the same in the direction of its length, a manually operated lever, and mechanism connected to said lever for actuating said platen and said feed rollsb .4. A type printing machine comprising a platen, means for rotating said platen to feed an impression sheet supported thereon, an impression strip extending lengthwise of said platen, feed rolls engaging said impression strip and moving the same in the directionof its length, a winding roll receiving said strip from said feed rolls, a man- I ually operated lever, and mechanism conleverfor actuating said p1aten,-said winding roll and said feed roll.

5. -A type printing machine comprising a means for rotating said platen to platen,

feed an impression sheet supported thereon,

' an impression strip"extending lengthwise of said platen, feed rolls engaging said impression strip andmoving the same in the direction of ltslength, two parallel rock-shafts,

-means for simultaneously oscillating said shafts, transmitting mechanism from one of said shafts to said platen rotating means,

andftransmitting mechanism from the other of saidshafts to said strip feed rolls.

' 6. A type printing machine comprising a platen, means for rotating said platen to feed an, impression sheet supported thereon, ,anirnpres'sion strip extending lengthwise of said" in ane-a rollsengaging' said imlp'ression strip and n'ioving the same in the rec- 13o tion of its length, a take-up device receiving said strip from said feed rolls, two parallel rock shafts, means for simultaneously oscillating said shafts, transmitting mechanism from one of saidvshafts to said platen rotating means and transmitting mechanism from the other of said shafts to said strip feed rolls and take-up device.

7. A type printing machine omprising a platen, mechanism for rotating the same to feed an impression sheet supported thereon, an impression strip extending lengthwise of said platen, feed rolls engaging said impression strip and moving the same in the direction of its length, mechanism for actuating said feed rolls, a manually operated lever, a retracting'spring therefor, and transmit ting mechanism connected to said lever and to said feed roll actuating mechanism and said platen actuating mechanism: the aforesaid parts being constructed and timed so that upon the movement of the lever against the action of the spring, said platen rotating mechanismand said feed roll actuating mechanism shall be brought into op erating position and upon the release of said lever and retraction thereof by said spring said platen actuating mechanism and said feed'roll actuating mechanism shall be-op erated.

8. A type printing machine comprising a platen, mechanism for rotating the same to feed an impression sheet supported thereon, an impression stripextending lengthwise of said platen, feed rolls engaging said impression strip and moving the same in. the direc tion of its length, mechanism for actuating feedroll actuating mechanism, said take-up device actuating mechanism and said platen rotating mechanism: the aforesaid parts being constructed and timed so that upon the movement of the lever against the action of the spring, said platen rotating mechanism, said take-up device actuating mechanism and said feed roll actuating mechanism shall be brought intov operating position, and upon the release of said lever and retraction thereof by said spring, said platen rotating mechanism, said: take-up device actuating mechanism and said, feed roll actuating mechanism shall be operated,

I In testimony whereof We have affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

lVILLIAM E. FREEMAN. CHARLES C; YVORTH. Witnesses:

J o's. WILLIAMS,- MAr TrMCGARRY.

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